This decision is a huge victory for the fast food workers organizing to demand $15 and a union. Corporations like McDonald’s have refused to negotiate with fast food workers, such as the members of NC Raise Up who have been organizing in North Carolina for the past year, claiming that they don’t set wages and don’t have power over how much the franchisees pay. But yesterday’s ruling is based on the General Counsel’s conclusion that McDonald’s does, in fact, have substantial control over what happens in the individual stores. McDonald’s won’t be able to hide behind that argument anymore.